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August 15, 2017

VISA BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL, LLC

17 State Street, 40 Floor, Suite 4000
New York, NY 10004

Tel. (212) 258-0713 / (973)621-9300


This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during September 2017 for "Final Action Dates" and "Dates for Filing Applications," indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens:  23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents:  114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents:  77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents:  23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens:  23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens:  65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

A.  FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED
     PREFERENCE CASES
Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-mainland 
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
F101MAY1001MAY1001MAY1001FEB9601JAN07
F2A01OCT1501OCT1501OCT1522SEP1501OCT15
F2B01NOV1001NOV1001NOV10 01JUL9601JAN07
F308JUL0508JUL0508JUL0508APR95 15FEB95
F401JAN0201JAN0201JAN0215SEP9701JUN94

B.  DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED
     VISA APPLICATIONS
Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland 
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
F122JUL1122JUL1122JUL1101APR9608SEP07
F2A08APR1608APR1608APR16 08APR16 08APR16
F2B01SEP1101SEP1101SEP1108AUG9622JUL07
F301DEC0501DEC0501DEC0501MAY9501MAR95
F415NOV0415NOV0422JUN0408JAN9808FEB95

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
First:  Priority Workers:  28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second:  Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability:  28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.      
Third:  Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers:  28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".
Fourth:  Certain Special Immigrants:  7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth:  Employment Creation:  7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.

A.  FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED
     PREFERENCE CASES
Employ-
ment
based		All Charge-
ability 
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland 
born		EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC01JAN12C01JAN12CC
2nd01JAN16 15MAY1301JAN1622AUG0801JAN1601JAN16
3rdC01JAN12C15OCT06 C 01NOV15
Other WorkersC01JAN04C 15OCT06C 01NOV15
4thCC22OCT15 22OCT1522OCT15 C
Certain Religious WorkersCC22OCT1522OCT15 22OCT15C
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)		C15JUN14CCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)		C15JUN14CCCC

B.  DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED
     VISA APPLICATIONS
Employment-
based		All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland 
born		INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES 
1stCCCCC
2ndC01OCT1301FEB09 CC
3rdC01SEP1501JAN07C01JAN16
Other WorkersC01JUN0801JAN07C01JAN16
4thCCCCC
Certain Religious WorkersCCCCC
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)		C01SEP14CCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)		C01SEP14CCC

* Information extracted from the www.travel.state.gov.


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